Chapter 52: Bamboo Balls
A group of children watched in amazement, but none of them dared to step forward.
In the end, it was Gu Junlan who spoke first.
"Want to play?"
Everyone nodded in unison.
Slightly hooked her lips, Gu Junlan lifted the hem of her skirt, flipped the ball on her toes, and with a slight force, a beautiful arc crossed in front of their eyes.
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"Gu Junlan, come on, let's talk about playing ball."
After school, a group of people carried cloth schoolbags and followed Gu Junlan to a large open space in the village.
In this era of scarcity of materials, the bamboo ball in Gu Junlan's hand can be regarded as fresh.
He threw the ball to the boy who spoke, and when he took it, he shouted, "Come on, see which of us can kick high!" ”
"Gu Junlan, are you a juju?"
The child who spoke was named Liu Fengnian, the youngest son of the landlord Liu's family.
Without waiting for Gu Junlan to answer, he shook his head again: "This ball is bigger than Keju, it's different." ”
Liu Fengnian is the youngest son of the landlord Liu, and he has been smart and clever since he was a child.
In Liuli Village, Liu's landlord's family can be regarded as a solid family, and Liu Fengnian, who is deeply loved by Liu Qi, is also cultivated according to the configuration of large families in the city.
In the surrounding ten miles and eight villages, he was the only one who came to the school with a scholar.
"This is the bamboo ball."
Originally, Gu Junlan wanted to make a football, but neither the materials nor the craftsmanship were up to standard, so she could only settle for the next best.
"What's the difference between that and Keju like this?"
Gu Junlan made such a big effort to make a ball, of course, there was a purpose.
She has never done useless things, and she told Liu Fengnian about the rules of modern football.
After listening, Liu Fengnian's eyes lit up, and he called the scholar who followed him: "You go and get the bamboo ball." ”
It was a little strange that the people who were having fun were suddenly taken away from the ball, but because of Liu Fengnian's identity, they could only follow.
"Feng Nian, do you want to play together?"
"Ahem, Junlan said she has a more fun way."
After repeating it, every child present was ready to stir up and began to argue and divide into groups.
With the addition of Gu Junlan in the school, there are a total of twenty-seven children, two of whom are in the younger grades, Gu Junlan is the referee, and there are twenty-three left.
There are eleven people in each team, and two more are just the goalkeepers.
When I first started playing, everyone was a little reserved because they were not familiar with the rules.
But the boys seem to have a natural love for ball games, and at the end of the game, everyone is sweating profusely, including Liu Fengnian, who usually cares about the image very much, took off the outer blouse.
After it got dark, Gu Junlan took back the bamboo ball that looked a little embarrassed.
"Jun Lan, let's play for a while!"
Faced with the pitiful eyes like a puppy, Gu Junlan decisively refused.
"If you don't go home, your father and mother know that I did a good thing, and they may have to go to my house to fight."
said jokingly, but caused a group of children to hurriedly shake their heads: "No, I will definitely stop them!" ”
"Okay, just kidding, you're not tired, and my balls won't hold up."
Looking at the ball in Gu Junlan's hand, a group of people had no choice but to give up and reluctantly bid goodbye to each other.
It was Liu Fengnian who stayed at the end, he looked at the sky and said, "I'll let the scholar send you back." ”
"Thank you, Young Master Liu, but my house may be closer to here than yours."
Seeing Gu Junlan grinning at herself, under the dim sky, Liu Fengnian's face turned a little red with shame.